Category: Industry News

Marriott’s Autograph Collection continues to grow in Europe adding six Iconic Luxury Boscolo Hotels in Italy, Czech Republic and Hungary! The first four Boscolo Hotels joined Autograph Collection this month; the two additional hotels will join the collection by January 2012.

The Radisson Royal Hotel, Moscow, has been awarded as Europe’s Leading Luxury Business Hotel the by the World Travel Awards. The organisation honoured Rezidor’s Russian flagship as the top destination for business travellers – beating strong competitors such as the Four Seasons Hotel George V in Paris and the Mandarin Oriental Hotel du Rhone in Geneva. The Radisson Royal Hotel, Moscow – formerly known as Hotel Ukraina – is a landmark in the heart of the Russian capital city. Fully renovated, the Radisson Royal Hotel offers 497 rooms (including 38 serviced apartments), seven gourmet restaurants with International, Iranian, Fusion, Italian and Japanese cuisine, a Spa & Wellness Centre spread across 3,500 square meters, 13 meeting rooms and a fully equipped business centre has won the crown in the World Travel Awards Show.

The third tower to collapse at New York’s Ground Zero on September 11, 2001 was the World Trade Center Marriott Hotel. In the days that followed, the Marriott flag that once flew atop that 22-story hotel was recovered from the debris. For the past decade it has hung in the lobby of Marriott International’s Corporate Headquarters in Bethesda, Maryland — a constant reminder of the safe evacuation of all the guests that day, and of the two Marriott associates who lost their lives. On August 25, 2011 the flag came off the wall to make the journey back to New York. It will be on display in the New York Marriott Downtown for the 10th Anniversary remembrance of 9/11, and will eventually be part of a permanent exhibit at the 9/11 Memorial Museum.

The Rezidor Hotel Group has announced the Park Inn by Radisson Budapest which will perfectly complement the existing Radisson Blu Béke Hotel, Budapest. The new mid-market property featuring 136 rooms is scheduled to open in late 2012. The Park Inn by Radisson Budapest is already under construction and will be located within an office park in the northern part of Budapest. Besides 136 comfortable and cleverly designed guest rooms, the Park Inn by Radisson Budapest will comprise an all day dining restaurant, bar, more than 400 square meters of meeting space, a fitness centre, and a parking.

The Convention Centre in Dublin has brought €30m to the local economy in its first year of business, hosting more than 270 events and welcoming 86,000 visitors